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along as he worked on his. (Aislinn Bremner photo)
THE EDITOR,
I read with some dismay of the
troubles plaguing the compilation of
the Morris-Turnberry history book
(Morris-Turnberry concerned over
history book costs, timing, Feb. 28,
2010).
I was involved with the West
Wawanosh, the Kinloss and the
Lucknow books. They were labours
of love and their success rests
entirely on the work of dedicated
volunteers. I can tell you from my
experience that rushing a local
history book would be folly. I cannot
begin to tell you about the time spent
digging through old newspapers and
diaries, numbing your eyes peering
into micro-fiche readers, or standing
on your head to decipher elongated
handwriting on property and will
records at the assessment office.
Forget about the long hours spent
actually putting all the pieces
together, connecting the dots to
make the stories come to life.
You need a dedicated group of
volunteers to push this project. Do
not be disheartened by the time line.
Do not put an end date to it. Our
West Wawanosh book took a long
time to put together and one of the
reasons was that the small handful of
committee members would not let
anything go without three pieces of
research to back up their findings. A
tall order.
If there is anyone reading this who
has a soft spot for local history or
who has the time to learn more about
this township then there is probably
a place for you in this project. I am
always impressed with people who
get involved in history projects.
They are not always the direct
descendents you would expect but
people who chose to move here and
want to know more and are willing
to spend the time searching out the
information needed for such a
wonderful project.
As for Morris-Turnberry council,
do not give up on this worthwhile
project, just give it some time and
promote the addition of more history
buffs getting involved. I wish you
luck on your project.
Rhea Hamilton Seeger, Auburn.
THE EDITOR,
I sit here already thinking ahead
for summer and of the sports we are
finishing and the ones to come! With
the end of our children’s hockey
season coming to an end I feel sad. It
has been a good year and an
awesome run for all of our hockey
teams here in Brussels! So far three
teams with WOAA titles! What a
year! But … I am more saddened of
the way that it is ending.
It was a rocky beginning and an
even rockier middle for Brussels
Minor Hockey. Plagued with ups
and downs between parents and the
board, it has really challenged
everyone! What’s right, what’s not!
Who it benefits and forgetting the
ones who it doesn't! Parents thinking
of themselves and not everyone as a
team!
With the end almost here, I as a
parent want to remember the Atoms
winning the WOAA in regulation
time! The PeeWees suffering a loss
in game three and going to Zurich
only to come home with the title.
The Bantams fighting back to win
the same title! All of the younger
teams having a great time learning
the game, hopefully in a year or two
doing the same thing!
Instead there is more and more
talk of what should be and how it
should be. Who did this and who did
that. Upset parents and hostility
within the rink! I understand it’s
hard for everything to go
everybody’s way but sometimes
there has to be compromise and I
think people need to stand up accept
what they did, right or wrong, and
we all need to carry on and end this
year on a high note! The kids are
doing it!
We need to allow our kids to have
the time of their lives going into the
next round of OMHA. As a parent I
want to remember what they
accomplished and not the battles we
as parents have created and
continued. Let’s go out and support
our children, friends and
community!
Go Brussels go!
Tanya McArter
One Proud Brussels Parent.
By Rachael Snell,
Tine Vershaeve, and
Marion Studhalter
In the past few weeks we have had
fun events for the students.
Our Olympic Winter Carnival was
held on Thursday, Feb. 18. It was
tons of fun, consisting of games like
Snowball Toss, Two Dogs and A
Bone and Bobsled Racing. At the
end of the games the teachers
challenged the student council to a
bobsled race. The teachers ended up
winning.
Grade 4/5 is learning about long
division and in language they are
reading Bridge to Terabithia. They
are looking forward to the King Tut
exhibit in a museum in Toronto.
The Grade 7/8 class is finishing
their unit on confederation in
history, and then they will have a
debate. In math they are working on
integers and in language they are
reading The Giver and discussing
utopian societies.
The Grade 6/7 class is working on
bucket drumming. The band had a
good time at the Memorial Hall on
Wednesday, playing for the seniors.
The Grade 6, 7 and 8 classes went to
Talisman ski resort for a day of
skiing and snowboarding. Our
roving reporter Ryan Nesbitt was out
one day at recess asking a few of our
fellow students this question: “What
is your favourite sport in the winter
Olympics?” They had some very
exciting stuff to say: Keyonia J. -
snowboarding; Bo F. - moguls;
Braidon A. - hockey; Andrew R. -
bobsledding; Ryan N. - luge; Miah
M. - figure skating; Carlene B. -
moguls; Tiffany C. - hockey; Drew
V. - freestyle skiing; Hannah O. -
snowboarding; Cynthia S. - figure
skating; Rorie B. - skiing; Ashley F.
- figure skating; Lucas T. - ski
jumping; Evy V. - hockey; Ty M. -
hockey; Logan W. - snowboarding.
Letters to the editorWriter urges historiansto continue with book
See past the challenges
and think about kids
Winter carnival in Blyth
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